Melusai Ironscale

I've been painting a couple of random models not for any specific collection. This is one of them.

Until I built it, I was very excited by this model, but I absolutely hate the way the tail fits together and around the column. I found it impossible to get the seams to line perfectly, so some scales have - to my eye - noticeably bigger gaps between them than they should. Nevertheless, once I got over that it was relaxing to paint and try some rich, venomous colours.

 

 

Until next time, happy painting! 

Dryads again

They're a very old sculpt (and it shows when you're putting them together) but I love them. Once again, these are not the start of an army (though I have some bigger trees that will soon be on the WIP table). They were actually a small addition to someone's collection and painting them almost entirely in oils was an absolute joy. 

I really need to get some of these for my own collection. Maybe about 40? What size unit do I need for The 9th Age?

Until next time, happy painting! 

Giant Announcement!

I painted a giant!

One of my all time favourite models, the original plastic giant is the epitome of Warhammer Fantasy. Admittedly, this one is modelled as a Chaos giant, so not exactly the classic, but still pretty damn amazing. It was also a test in painting a large model almost entirely in oils. Oil paint, I imagined, would help achieve the smooth transitions I wanted for the skin. I'd say the result is a resounding success!

 

Somehow I managed to take most of my photos with a cooler white balance instead of the warmer tones that better reflect what the model looks like in person. The weird part is I didn't even change my lighting set up in between. Anyway, these two show better how warm the colours actually are, which I think is more attractive. Speaking of lighting set ups, these were all taken with my new photography lamps, which make such a difference to the photos!

Until next time, happy painting!